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I AM A BANKER AND PART TIME REAL ESTATE INVESTOR, LOOKING TO GROW MY REAL ESTATE BUSINESS TO A POINT THAT I MAY TRANSITION TO BEING A FULL TIME INVESTOR. MY DUPLEX (TOPIC OF THIS THREAD) WAS PURCHASED THIS YEAR FOR $1...
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Hello beautiful people of BP,So, I'm no CPA, but it would seem that if I do not apply my original down payment on a property towards the new purchase, it would not be taxable as it wasn't actually a gain. So if I orig...
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I was wondering if anyone here had successfully used a hard money loan to finance an STR? If so, is there someone you recommend that services Twin Cities, Minnesota?Also, please tell me if If there is a...
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Hello all, not sure if this the right location to pose this question, please let me know if there is a better category or location to post in. I have moved away from my W2 job and living off of investment income (rent...
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I’m a little confused on what happens when your rental breaks even and you do tax breaks or write offs for maintenance , travel, etc. Does nothing happen or you don’t get anything since the property is not generating ...
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Curious about how others structure an on-site manager's employment agreement (e.g. housing allowance, hourly or salary, tasks required,etc). This is for California specifically. Would also love a referral for an atto...
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Was wondering if I should start and LLC to begin investing in multifamilies or is it okay to do it without forming a separate legal entity? What are the pros/cons? Thank you and looking forward to your responses.
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Just curious if someone could explain to me how the 20% tax credit works for an old building. My husband and I are looking to invest in a 100 year old 2-story building in the downtown area of our small town. The buil...
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Hello,According to NOLO's Tax Deduction Guide, the waters are somewhat murky when determining whether a rental property owner is a "business" or "investor." I own one out-of-state single family residence that has ten...
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I am buying a property under my name and planning to transfer to an LLC later but my hard money lender says I have to borrow under an LLC. I have not set one up yet for this property. I do have an LLC that is not asso...